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Hello lovely people Does anyone know if scented candles are ok to use with stage 4 lung cancer? (recently diagnosed but have so many clogging up space) Thanks for reading
Hi, my husband who is 84 has had heart failure and COPD for years so is already short of breath and not very active. He recently had an acute bout of colitis which required pet scan and. X-ray. These showed up a mass on his lung but they say he can’t...
Having delayed my surgery to be able to have the necessary support afterwards, I had a CT scan on Tuesday. Just my chest to confirm that nothing has significantly changed since my January full body PET. After everything stopped last month, I was able...
Ink I’ve been on a few times but never introduced myself I have stage 3 lung cancer all I now it’s 5.5cm on right lung I’ve had all scans and biopsy that was not very nice whentt to see oncology dr who sent me for a brain scan went for scan then got measured...
Five weeks ago my husband got brilliant scan results & was looking to have radiotherapy on his lung. Was given all clear to go away. We flew on 22nd March & on Thursday 26th my husband started talking gibberish, confused. I booked us a flight home, thinking...
I,m 58M and have stage 4 Squamous Cell NSC Carcinoma 47mm mass in left lung central, its spread to x3 nodes and my left adrenal gland, ive posted before but thought i would update. x4 rounds of chemo / immunotherapy completed 2 weeks ago. My CT...
Husband admitted to hospital with sudden confusion after scans 5 wks ago all clear. Told he had several brain tumours one bleeding, causing awful confusion. Started on IV dexamethasone Saturday morn Yesterday was awful, he looked like he was dying...
Does anyone on here know how to go about getting a second opinion? I've just about had it with St Georges & Sutton Marsden as being given different information, one hospital doesnt know what the other ones doing. So any advice on second opinions would...
First day of treatment and feeling tired but ok. Just worried about side effects. Wondering about hair loss.
I was diagnosed with T2N1M0 Lung cancer and am currently up to day 10 of 13 of Radiotherapy treatment. I am getting itching in my armpit, there is no lump or redness in the area. Hopefully speaking with the McMillan nurse on Monday but wondered if anyone...
